In just a few hours, some of television's best and brightest will get the news they have waited all year for. Nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards are set to be announced Thursday morning.

With television morphing into so many different forums with online streaming from Netlflix and Hulu, to the dozens of cable channels, the competition is sure to be fierce.

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For the first time since 2010, the drama series race will be without juggernaut series 'Game of Thrones.' The network pushed back the seventh's season premiere to July 16, so it won't be eligible for consideration this year.

With the drama field wide open, it could be a freshman show that takes the top honors. 'Westworld' has received rave reviews, but 'This Is Us' and Netflix's 'The Crown' are also among the top contenders.

The comedy series category, previously dominated by 'Modern Family,' has been ruled by 'Veep' for the last two years. Julia Louis-Dreyfus could be set to grab another Emmy, and set a record. If Louis-Dreyfus is nominated and wins, she will become the first actor to have won six Emmys for the same role. She is currently tied at five alongside Candice Bergen for 'Murphy Brown' and Don Knotts for 'The Andy Griffith Show.'

For a look at some of the perspective nominees, check out the list below.